Computer skills training to (middle-aged) adults: problems and program

Author

Martinez-Ballesté, Antoni ; Sebé, Francesc ; Domingo-Ferrer, Josep

Author_Institution

Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Spain, Catalonia, Spain

Volume

1

fYear

2004

fDate

5-7 April 2004

Firstpage

146

Abstract

The knowledge of computer applications such as word processing or Internet-based communication is essential in most jobs. On the other hand, most professional training programs for unemployed people contain a computer course for those who have never used a computer. Middle-aged adults present several difficulties in order to learn core computer skills, which must be overcome in order for these people to be able to handle basic computer applications successfully. In this paper, we present a 50 hour program to teach computer skills for middle-aged adults.

Keywords

computer literacy; educational courses; social aspects of automation; teaching; training; Internet-based communication; adult-oriented learning; computer application knowledge; computer course; computer skill learning; computer skill teaching; computer skills training; learning strategies; learning tools; middle-aged adults; professional training programs; unemployed people; word processing; Information technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technology: Coding and Computing, 2004. Proceedings. ITCC 2004. International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2108-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITCC.2004.1286441

Filename

1286441